How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States of America vs Zambia: Number of infant deaths, male

United States of America

11,054

in 2024

Zambia

13,180

in 2024

United States of America rank

39th

Zambia rank

36th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

United States of America
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13,180 against 11,054 in United States of America, a difference of 2,126.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 36th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States of America	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	54,604	8,803	45,800	United States of America
1970s	32,924	10,675	22,249	United States of America
1980s	23,609	15,166	8,444	United States of America
1990s	18,192	20,704	2,512	Zambia
2000s	15,339	17,641	2,302	Zambia
2010s	12,760	14,096	1,336	Zambia
2020s	11,179	13,022	1,843	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, United States of America or Zambia?: Zambia, at 13,180 against 11,054 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between United States of America and Zambia?: 2,126, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do United States of America and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths, male?: United States of America ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 36th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.